First Impressions: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The most striking aspect of this briefly aired sitcom was that it was the first network series located in Nebraska. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this brief summer sitcom followed the challenges faced by Frank Dutton (Brad Garrett), who, a year post-divorce, was raising his daughter Lindsay (Brandy Gold, the younger sibling of Missy and Tracey Gold), cautiously returning to the dating world, and attempting to launch his business, Media Of Omaha. An accomplished impressionist, he utilized his vocal abilities effectively in the advertisements created by his firm. Collaborating with him were his closest friend and associate Dave (Thom Sharp), whose grandiose delusions and neuroses were quite challenging to endure; Donna (Sarah Abrell), Media's ridiculously naive receptionist; and Raymond (James Noble), their quirky audio engineer whose compulsive gambling always left him on the brink of financial ruin. Mrs. Madison (Ruth Kobart) was Frank's widowed neighbor who frequently gave unsolicited and often unwanted motherly advice to both Frank and his daughter.

Series details

• Title: First Impressions
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1988-08-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-10-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 58385
• IMDb ID: tt0094464
• TVDB ID: 76295

Cast and credited roles

• Brad Garrett — Frank Dutton
• James Noble — Raymond Voss
• Brandy Gold — Lindsay Dutton
• Thom Sharp — Dave Poole
• Sarah Abrell — Donna Patterson
• Ruth Kobart — Mrs. Madison

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-08-27; final listed air date 1988-10-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from First Impressions on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.